The South Bayview Bulldog

Who is she?

A post to Leaside Community says this woman is usually accompanied by a man and that their purpose is to porch pirate Leaside and Davisville Village.

Demonstrators of various sorts who were at an Indigenous “unity” rally in Hamilton Saturday pulled down a statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. It is a fairly emotional incident.

Saturday’s $20 million Lotto 649 jackpot will be split between two ticket holders, the Ontario Lottery Corporation has announced. One winning ticket was sold in Ontario and the other in the Prairies. Each is worth $10 million.

An East York citizen who was persuaded not to get C-19 vaccinated has been struck by the infection and admitte3d to the ICU at Micheal Garron Hospital on Coxwell Ave. According to Dr. Micheal Warner, director of critical care at MGH, the patient is “filled with regrets and wanted this message shared to help influence other people to make a better decision for themselves and everyone else.”

The story of my previously healthy patient in their mid 40s who acquired #COVID while unvaccinated. (Shared with permission) pic.twitter.com/mvRYYJO12q

— Michael Warner (@drmwarner) August 14, 2021

Trudeau as Willy Wonka character Veruca Salt

Members of the Conservative Party of Canada are criticizing the party for producing an election-eve ad that portrays Justin Trudeau as Veruca Salt, a character from the 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” in which she throws a fit for not getting what she wants. Toronto Sun

The US is out of Afghanistan and its allies, like Canada, are also on the run. Radical Taliban “students” pursue a policy of hatred to the West and they seem about to conquer this forbidding place. Listen to these informed words from the report above: “Large scale physical terrorist safe-havens result in complex international attacks.” If that doesn’t scare you, we can’t imagine what might.

Safe cycling webinars this month

Cycle Toronto

Cycle Toronto is offering a series of free webinars this month that should be of interest to cyclists and parents with back-to-school just around the corner. Cycle Toronto is a reputable body seeking to educate bike riders and keep them safe.

Driver killed at 401 and Keele/Sonny SubraTwitter

A driver is dead after a car slammed into the rear of a stopped tractor-trailer on eastbound Highway 401 near Kewele St. early Friday.

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CTV quotes Reuters Thursday to say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to launch a federal election campaign this Sunday, with the vote scheduled for Sept. 20. After months of speculation over the prospect of a pandemic election, Reuters is reporting that Trudeau is planning to visit Rideau Hall this weekend and ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to dissolve the 43rd Parliament and draw up the 338 writs, triggering a fall vote. CTV News has not yet independently verified this report.

Kick off on Sunday?

If the campaign kicks off this Sunday, the 2021 federal election will be 36 days in length, the shortest possible permitted under elections law. Triggering the election means that Canadians will be in for five weeks of campaigning, seeing the federal party leaders crisscrossing the country and pitching themselves, their candidates, and their platforms, under ongoing COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Injured but unseen for hours/OPP Highway Safety

OPP say a man and woman thrown off a motorcycle that went out of control near Highway 427 lay undiscovered for hours after the accident. The incident occurred between 1:30 and 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning at Holiday Drive in Etobicoke. The two weren’t spotted until sunrise by a passerby. Paramedics say both victims have been taken to hospital with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

Midweek conditions are set to be hot and clammy with possible thunderstorms in the City. Weather Network